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Johnny Carson: King of Late Night

Johnny’s Toughest Critic: His Mother

Carl Reiner, Bob Newhart and Garry Shandling discuss the strained and complicated relationship Johnny Carson had with his mother, Ruth — his toughest critic, and how it may have affected Carson and his career.